New Click Beetle Species Discovered in Dominican Republic Cloud Forests, Named for Arawak People
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Key Takeaways
A new species of click beetle has been described.
The species possesses a glossy and highly domed black body.
It was found in cloud forest sites in the mountains of the Dominican Republic.
The species was named in honor of the Arawak peoples who lived on the island before European colonization.
Overview
A new species of click beetle has been documented in the Dominican Republic. This newly described insect exhibits a distinctive glossy, highly domed black body. The species was discovered in cloud forest sites situated within the mountainous regions of the Dominican Republic. Its nomenclature acknowledges and honors the Arawak peoples, the Indigenous inhabitants of the island prior to European colonization.